A Muse and Two Female Figures

1775/80

Jacques-Louis David

Artist, French, 1748 - 1825

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 13.2 x 19 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1998.105.1.ii

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of the artist (sale, Paris, 17 April 1826, under no. 66; withdrawn); Mme. David (sale, Paris, 11 March 1835, under no. 16); purchased by one of David's pupils, Mlle. X (name obliterated);[1] by descent in her family; (Bruno de Bayser, Paris); purchased 1998 by NGA.
[1] According to inscription on flyleaf.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in black chalk: au capitole; lower left: paraphes of E.D. and J.D.

Wikidata ID

Q64580176

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